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1 February 2019
www.moroccoworldnews.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) announced that Morocco will host the 52nd ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development March 20-26 in Marrakech.
1 February 2019
https://africandailyvoice.com
Africa Centre for Statistics (ACS) at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Director, Oliver Chinganya, said they often allow statisticians to sit on their own and make decisions on required data without the involvement of development planners.
1 February 2019
www.modernghana.com
“We often allow statisticians to sit on their own and make decisions on required data without the involvement of development planners,” said Oliver Chinganya, Director of the Africa Centre for Statistics (ACS) at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
31 January 2019
www.xinhuanet.com
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to continued technical support to African countries in development planning.
31 January 2019
http://reussirbusiness.com
La 52ème session de la Conférence des ministres africains des finances, de la planification et du développement économique (CoM) de la Commission pour l’Afrique (CEA) se tiendra du 20 au 26 mars 2019, à Marrakech (Maroc)
31 January 2019
https://lematin.ma
Le Chef du gouvernement, Saâd Eddine El Othmani, a eu, mercredi à Rabat, des entretiens avec la secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l'Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe, axés sur l'intégration économique des pays africains et le développement du continent.
31 January 2019
www.journalducameroun.com
Experts from the national planning and statistics institutions of Cameroon, Benin, Egypt, Kenya, Zambia, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and other international organizations convened in Addis Ababa on 30 January a two-day inter-governmental meeting on development planning.The five nations are pilot countries for the 10th UN Development Account project on “Strengthening the Capacities of...
30 January 2019
www.liberte-algerie.com
Le think tank Care a planché hier sur la qualité des institutions comme vecteur de la diversification de l’économie. Zoubir Benhamouche, économiste à la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique, bureau pour l’Afrique du Nord (CEA), estime que “l’Algérie dispose d’un fort potentiel de croissance de la productivité des facteurs, sans dépenser un dollar, qui pourrait se réaliser...
30 January 2019
www.moroccoworldnews.com
The African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) was the focus of talks between Morocco’s foreign affairs and international cooperation minister, Nasser Bourita, and UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) executive secretary, Vera Songwe, in Rabat on Tuesday.
30 January 2019
https://newbusinessethiopia.com
The UN Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development is set to be held in Marrakech, Morocco.
30 January 2019
http://fr.alakhbar.info
Les Nations Unies sont très reconnaissantes pour tout ce qui est en train d’être fait en Mauritanie dans les domaines du progrès et de la sécurité, a déclaré Vera Songwe, la secrétaire générale adjointe de l’ONU, secrétaire exécutive de la commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA).
30 January 2019
www.laquotidienne.ma
Le chef du gouvernement, Saad Eddine El Othmani, a eu mercredi à Rabat des entretiens avec la qecrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe, axés sur l'intégration économique des pays africains et le développement du continent.
30 January 2019
https://maroc-diplomatique.net/
La Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECA) a été au centre d'entretiens, mardi à Rabat, entre le ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération internationale, Nasser Bourita, et la Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe.
30 January 2019
www.mapexpress.ma
Les Objectifs de développement durable (ODD) on été au centre d’entretiens, mercredi à Rabat, entre le Haut-Commissaire au Plan, Ahmed Lahlimi Alami et la Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe.
30 January 2019
www.journalducameroun.com
UN ECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe has congratulated Mauritania for ratifying the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), as a major project for the region’s economic development.Songwe spoke Tuesday in Nouakchott in an audience with the President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.
30 January 2019
http://apanews.net
The 52nd Session of the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will be held in Marrakech, Morocco, from 20 to 26 March 2019.
30 January 2019
http://thenationonlineng.net
UNITED Nations Economic Commission for African ( ECA ) Executive Secretary Vera Songwe has congratulated Mauritania for ratifying the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
30 January 2019
www.journalducameroun.com
The 52nd Session of the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will be held in Marrakech, Morocco, from 20 to 26 March 2019.The conference will be held under the theme: Fiscal policy, trade and the private sector in the digital era – A strategy for Africa, UN ECA said in a statement on Wednesday.
30 January 2019
www.einnews.com
In an audience with the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz held yesterday in Nouakchott, ECA’s Executive Secretary Vera Songwe congratulated Mauritania for having ratified the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), as a major project for the region’s economic development.
30 January 2019
www.africanews.com
In an audience with the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz held yesterday in Nouakchott, ECA’s Executive Secretary Vera Songwe congratulated Mauritania for having ratified the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), as a major project for the region’s economic development.
30 January 2019
www.panorapost.com
La Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECA) dont l’accord sera établi prochainement, a principalement été l’objet des discussions, mardi à Rabat, entre le ministre des Affaires étrangères, Nasser Bourita, et la Secrétaire exécutive de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA), Vera Songwe.
30 January 2019
http://apanews.net/
Experts from the national planning and statistics institutions of Cameroon, Benin, Egypt, Kenya, Zambia, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and other international organizations convened in Addis Ababa on 30 January a two-day inter-governmental meeting on development planning.
30 January 2019
www.afrik21.africa
Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, will host Africa 2019 - Water Storage and Hydropower Development for Africa from April 2 to 4, 2019. It is a conference on the development of hydropower and water storage.
30 January 2019
www.elwatan.com
Les failles du modèle économique algérien, basé notamment sur la prédominance du rôle de l’Etat en tant que régulateur et investisseur, et les réformes à entreprendre pour relancer la machine économique, sur des bases solides et en toute transparence, ont été au centre d’un débat animé hier, dans le cadre des matinales du Cercle d’action et réflexion autour de l’entreprise (CARE).
30 January 2019
www.blacknewsglobal.com
In an audience with the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz held yesterday in Nouakchott, ECA’s Executive Secretary Vera Songwe congratulated Mauritania for having ratified the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), as a major project for the region’s economic development.